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Post-Conflict Education for Democracy and Reform: Bosnian Education in the Post-War Era, 1995–2015 (Palgrave Studies in Global Citizenship Education and Democracy)
by Brian LanahanThis book examines the history of Bosnia and post-conflict Bosnian education in the setting of a society very much still politically divided. Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) serves as the perfect case study for examining how education evolves within the context of massive state-building efforts and mass educational reform. Focusing on issues central to successful education in a democracy, Lanahan highlights the importance of the governance structures of the Dayton Peace Accords, the split nature of education in BiH, the international community’s involvement in education, teacher education, and higher education reform.Drawing on a wealth of research by national and international experts, this book provides an engaging and timely study of global governance, regional integration, and oversight by the international community over a 20-year period for policymakers to consider as they continue to create policy for other emerging democracies. Both academics and practitioners in the field of international education and development will find this an invaluable text.
Linking Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries: 26th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries, TPDL 2022, Padua, Italy, September 20–23, 2022, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #13541)
by Gianmaria Silvello Oscar Corcho Paolo Manghi Giorgio Maria Di Nunzio Koraljka Golub Nicola Ferro Antonella PoggiThis book constitutes the proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries, TPDL 2022, which took place in Padua, Italy, in September 2022. The 18 full papers, 27 short papers and 15 accelerating innovation papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 107 submissions. They focus on digital libraries and associated technical, practical, and social issues.
Advances in Data Mining. Applications and Theoretical Aspects: 18th Industrial Conference, ICDM 2018, New York, NY, USA, July 11-12, 2018, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #10933)
by Petra PernerThis volume constitutes the proceedings of the 18th Industrial Conference on Adances in Data Mining, ICDM 2018, held in New York, NY, USA, in July 2018.The 24 regular papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 146 submissions. The topics range from theoretical aspects of data mining to applications of data mining, such as in multimedia data, in marketing, in medicine and agriculture, and in process control, industry, and society.
Advances in Cryptology – ASIACRYPT 2021: 27th International Conference on the Theory and Application of Cryptology and Information Security, Singapore, December 6–10, 2021, Proceedings, Part IV (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #13093)
by Mehdi Tibouchi Huaxiong WangThe four-volume proceedings LNCS 13090, 13091, 13092, and 13093 constitutes the proceedings of the 27th International Conference on the Theory and Application of Cryptology and Information Security, ASIACRYPT 2021, which was held during December 6-10, 2021. The conference was planned to take place in Singapore, but changed to an online format due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The total of 95 full papers presented in these proceedings was carefully reviewed and selected from 341 submissions. The papers were organized in topical sections as follows: Part I: Best paper awards; public-key cryptanalysis; symmetric key cryptanalysis; quantum security; Part II: physical attacks, leakage and countermeasures; multiparty computation; enhanced public-key encryption and time-lock puzzles; real-world protocols; Part III: NIZK and SNARKs; theory; symmetric-key constructions; homomorphic encryption and encrypted search; Part IV: Lattice cryptanalysis; post-quantum cryptography; advanced encryption and signatures; zero-knowledge proofs, threshold and multi-signatures; authenticated key exchange.
Advances in Production Management Systems. Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable and Resilient Production Systems: IFIP WG 5.7 International Conference, APMS 2021, Nantes, France, September 5–9, 2021, Proceedings, Part III (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology #632)
by Alexandre Dolgui Alain Bernard David Lemoine Gregor Von Cieminski David RomeroThe five-volume set IFIP AICT 630, 631, 632, 633, and 634 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the International IFIP WG 5.7 Conference on Advances in Production Management Systems, APMS 2021, held in Nantes, France, in September 2021.*The 378 papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 529 submissions. They discuss artificial intelligence techniques, decision aid and new and renewed paradigms for sustainable and resilient production systems at four-wall factory and value chain levels. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: Part I: artificial intelligence based optimization techniques for demand-driven manufacturing; hybrid approaches for production planning and scheduling; intelligent systems for manufacturing planning and control in the industry 4.0; learning and robust decision support systems for agile manufacturing environments; low-code and model-driven engineering for production system; meta-heuristics and optimization techniques for energy-oriented manufacturing systems; metaheuristics for production systems; modern analytics and new AI-based smart techniques for replenishment and production planning under uncertainty; system identification for manufacturing control applications; and the future of lean thinking and practice Part II: digital transformation of SME manufacturers: the crucial role of standard; digital transformations towards supply chain resiliency; engineering of smart-product-service-systems of the future; lean and Six Sigma in services healthcare; new trends and challenges in reconfigurable, flexible or agile production system; production management in food supply chains; and sustainability in production planning and lot-sizing Part III: autonomous robots in delivery logistics; digital transformation approaches in production management; finance-driven supply chain; gastronomic service system design; modern scheduling and applications in industry 4.0; recent advances in sustainable manufacturing; regular session: green production and circularity concepts; regular session: improvement models and methods for green and innovative systems; regular session: supply chain and routing management; regular session: robotics and human aspects; regular session: classification and data management methods; smart supply chain and production in society 5.0 era; and supply chain risk management under coronavirus Part IV: AI for resilience in global supply chain networks in the context of pandemic disruptions; blockchain in the operations and supply chain management; data-based services as key enablers for smart products, manufacturing and assembly; data-driven methods for supply chain optimization; digital twins based on systems engineering and semantic modeling; digital twins in companies first developments and future challenges; human-centered artificial intelligence in smart manufacturing for the operator 4.0; operations management in engineer-to-order manufacturing; product and asset life cycle management for smart and sustainable manufacturing systems; robotics technologies for control, smart manufacturing and logistics; serious games analytics: improving games and learning support; smart and sustainable production and supply chains; smart methods and techniques for sustainable supply chain management; the new digital lean manufacturing paradigm; and the role of emerging technologies in disaster relief operations: lessons from COVID-19 Part V: data-driven platforms and applications in production and logistics: digital twins and AI for sustainability; regular session: new approaches for routing problem solving; regular session: improvement of design and operation of manufacturing systems; regular session: crossdock and transportation issues; regular session: maintenance improvement and lifecycle management; regular session: additive manufacturing and mass customization; regular session: frameworks and conceptual modelling for systems and services efficiency; regular session: optimization of production and transportation
Inclusion Revolution: The Essential Guide to Dismantling Racial Inequity in the Workplace
by Daisy Auger-DomínguezTackle racial bias and discrimination at your company and create a representative and diverse leadership team In Inclusion Revolution: The Essential Guide to Dismantling Racial Inequity in the Workplace, workplace strategist and C-suite executive Daisy Auger-Domínguez delivers a timely, inspirational, and practical exploration of why mainstream efforts at diversity improvement tend to fail and what you can do today to successfully create a diverse and representative leadership team at your company. In the book, the author explains her four-step process of reflection, visualization, action, and persistence, and walks you through how to use research-based strategies to promote diversity. This hands-on toolkit for leaders and people professionals will show you how to: Achieve the benefits—including higher revenues and more satisfied employees—enjoyed by high-performing, diverse companies Fruitfully address the complex and fraught issues of race, power, and exclusion at your firm Transform the seemingly intractable problems of racial bias and discrimination into realistically solvable issues you can begin to address immediately Perfect for managers, directors, executives, entrepreneurs, founders, and other business leaders, Inclusion Revolution is also a must-read for people officers and human resources professionals at companies of any size and in any industry.
Sustainability (Key Concepts)
by Leslie Paul ThieleThe quest for sustainability has generated lifestyle changes for individuals across the globe, transformations within the arts, sciences, business, design, engineering, and agriculture, innovative policies and laws, and historic international agreements. Yet the means to achieving sustainability remain unsettled and disputed, even as its crucial importance in the face of the climate crisis grows. The third edition of this popular and lively text explores the concept and practice of sustainability across a broad range of issues and topics. Fully revised and updated, the book underlines the importance of creativity in the service of conservation within ecological, economic, technological, political, legal, and cultural arenas. Chapters conclude with new Discuss, Explore, and Take Action sections that pose probing questions for review and discussion. A new final chapter presents four practical principles that readers may employ to guide the investigation of sustainability problems and their crafting of viable solutions. Sustainability presents a hopeful account of the opportunities before us while squarely confronting the daunting challenges that lie ahead. It provides a crucial resource for students grappling with many of the most urgent issues of our time.
Knowledge Science, Engineering and Management: 13th International Conference, KSEM 2020, Hangzhou, China, August 28–30, 2020, Proceedings, Part II (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #12275)
by Gang Li Heng Tao Shen Ye Yuan Xiaoyang Wang Huawen Liu Xiang ZhaoThis two-volume set of LNAI 12274 and LNAI 12275 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Knowledge Science, Engineering and Management, KSEM 2020, held in Hangzhou, China, in August 2020.*The 58 revised full papers and 27 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 291 submissions. The papers of the first volume are organized in the following topical sections: knowledge graph; knowledge representation; knowledge management for education; knowledge-based systems; and data processing and mining. The papers of the second volume are organized in the following topical sections: machine learning; recommendation algorithms and systems; social knowledge analysis and management; text mining and document analysis; and deep learning. *The conference was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Database and Expert Systems Applications: 34th International Conference, DEXA 2023, Penang, Malaysia, August 28–30, 2023, Proceedings, Part II (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #14147)
by Christine Strauss Toshiyuki Amagasa Gabriele Kotsis A Min Tjoa Ismail KhalilThe two-volume set, LNCS 14146 and 14147 constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 34th International Conference on Database and Expert Systems Applications, DEXA 2023, held in Penang, Malaysia, in August 2023.The 49 full papers presented together with 35 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 155 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections as follows:Part I: Data modeling; database design; query optimization; knowledge representation; Part II: Rule-based systems; natural language processing; deep learning; neural networks.
Computer Safety, Reliability, and Security. SAFECOMP 2021 Workshops: DECSoS, MAPSOD, DepDevOps, USDAI, and WAISE, York, UK, September 7, 2021, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #12853)
by Ibrahim Habli Mark Sujan Simos Gerasimou Erwin Schoitsch Friedemann BitschThis book constitutes the proceedings of the Workshops held in conjunction with SAFECOMP 2021, the 40th International Conference on Computer Safety, Reliability and Security, which took place in York, UK, in September 2021. The 26 regular papers included in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 34 submissions. The workshops included in this volume are: DECSoS 2021: 16th Workshop on Dependable Smart Embedded and Cyber-Physical Systems and Systems-of-SystemsWAISE 2021: Fourth International Workshop on Artificial Intelligence Safety EngineeringDepDevOps 2021: Second International Workshop on Dependable Development-Operation Continuum Methods for Dependable Cyber-Physical SystemsUSDAI 2021: Second International Workshop on Underpinnings for Safe Distributed AI MAPSOD 2021: First International Workshop on Multi-concern Assurance Practices in Software Design
Advances in Information Retrieval: 44th European Conference on IR Research, ECIR 2022, Stavanger, Norway, April 10–14, 2022, Proceedings, Part I (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #13185)
by Matthias Hagen Suzan Verberne Craig Macdonald Christin Seifert Krisztian Balog Kjetil Nørvåg Vinay SettyThis two-volume set LNCS 13185 and 13186 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 44th European Conference on IR Research, ECIR 2022, held in April 2022, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 35 full papers presented together with 11 reproducibility papers, 13 CLEF lab descriptions papers, 12 doctoral consortium papers, 5 workshop abstracts, and 4 tutorials abstracts were carefully reviewed and selected from 395 submissions.
Intelligent Information and Database Systems: 14th Asian Conference, ACIIDS 2022, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, November 28–30, 2022, Proceedings, Part I (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #13757)
by Ngoc Thanh Nguyen Tien Khoa Tran Ualsher Tukayev Tzung-Pei Hong Bogdan Trawiński Edward SzczerbickiThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 14th Asian Conference on Intelligent Information and Database Systems, ACIIDS 2022, held Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam in November 2022.The 113 full papers accepted for publication in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 406 submissions. The papers of the 2 volume-set are organized in the following topical sections: data mining and machine learning methods, advanced data mining techniques and applications, intelligent and contextual systems, natural language processing, network systems and applications, computational imaging and vision, decision support and control systems, and data modeling and processing for industry 4.0. The accepted and presented papers focus on new trends and challenges facing the intelligent information and database systems community.
Computer Vision – ECCV 2022: 17th European Conference, Tel Aviv, Israel, October 23–27, 2022, Proceedings, Part IV (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #13664)
by Shai Avidan Gabriel Brostow Moustapha Cissé Giovanni Maria Farinella Tal HassnerThe 39-volume set, comprising the LNCS books 13661 until 13699, constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th European Conference on Computer Vision, ECCV 2022, held in Tel Aviv, Israel, during October 23–27, 2022. The 1645 papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 5804 submissions. The papers deal with topics such as computer vision; machine learning; deep neural networks; reinforcement learning; object recognition; image classification; image processing; object detection; semantic segmentation; human pose estimation; 3d reconstruction; stereo vision; computational photography; neural networks; image coding; image reconstruction; object recognition; motion estimation.
Internet of Things – ICIOT 2019: 4th International Conference, Held as Part of the Services Conference Federation, SCF 2019, San Diego, CA, USA, June 25–30, 2019, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #11519)
by Valerie Issarny Balaji Palanisamy Liang-Jie ZhangThis book constitutes the proceedings of the International Conference on Internet of Things, ICIOT 2019, held as part of SCF 2019, in San Diego, CA, USA, in June 2019. The 8 full and 3 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 16 submissions. With the rapid advancements of mobile Internet, cloud computing and big data, device-centric traditional Internet of Things (IoT) is now moving into a new era which is termed as Internet of Things Services (IOTS). In this era, sensors and other types of sensing devices, wired and wireless networks, platforms and tools, data processing/visualization/analysis and integration engines, and other components of traditional IoT are interconnected through innovative services to realize the value of connected things, people, and virtual Internet spaces.
Information Systems Security: 16th International Conference, ICISS 2020, Jammu, India, December 16–20, 2020, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #12553)
by Salil Kanhere Vishwas T Patil Shamik Sural Manoj S GaurThis book constitutes the proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Information Systems Security, ICISS 2020, held in Jammu, India, during December 16-20, 2020.The 11 regular papers, 2 short papers and 3 work-in-progress papers included in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 53 submissions. The papers were organized in topical sections named: access control; AI/ML in security; privacy and Web security; cryptography; and systems security.
Internet of Things - ICIOT 2020: 5th International Conference, Held as Part of the Services Conference Federation, SCF 2020, Honolulu, HI, USA, September 18–20, 2020, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #12405)
by Wei Song Kisung Lee Zhisheng Yan Liang-Jie Zhang Huan ChenThis book constitutes the proceedings of the International Conference on Internet of Things, ICIOT 2020, held virtually as part of SCF 2020, in Honolulu, HI, USA, in September 2020. The 8 full and 4 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 20 submissions. The conference Internet of Things (ICIOT 2020) covers state-of-the-art technologies and best practices of Internet of Things, as well as emerging standards and research topics which would define the future of Internet of Things.
Reasoning Web: 12th International Summer School 2016, Aberdeen, UK, September 5-9, 2016, Tutorial Lectures (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #9885)
by Jeff Z. Pan, Diego Calvanese, Thomas Eiter, Ian Horrocks, Michael Kifer, Fangzhen Lin and Yuting ZhaoThis volume contains some lecture notes of the 12th Reasoning Web Summer School (RW 2016), held in Aberdeen, UK, in September 2016.In 2016, the theme of the school was “Logical Foundation of Knowledge Graph Construction and Query Answering”. The notion of knowledge graph has become popular since Google started to use it to improve its search engine in 2012. Inspired by the success of Google, knowledge graphs are gaining momentum in the World Wide Web arena. Recent years have witnessed increasing industrial take-ups by other Internet giants, including Facebook's Open Graph and Microsoft's Satori. The aim of the lecture note is to provide a logical foundation for constructing and querying knowledge graphs. Our journey starts from the introduction of Knowledge Graph as well as its history, and the construction of knowledge graphs by considering both explicit and implicit author intentions. The book will then cover various topics, including how to revise and reuse ontologies (schema of knowledge graphs) in a safe way, how to combine navigational queries with basic pattern matching queries for knowledge graph, how to setup a environment to do experiments on knowledge graphs, how to deal with inconsistencies and fuzziness in ontologies and knowledge graphs, and how to combine machine learning and machine reasoning for knowledge graphs.
Hold Your Breath, China (An Inspector Chen Mystery #10)
by Qiu XiaolongInspector Chen is on the case of a serial murderer when he is called away to report on environmentalists trying to tackle the pollution issues in China. Chief Inspector Chen and Detective Yu Guangming are brought into a serial murder case when the Homicide squad proves incapable of solving it. But before Chen can make a start, he is called away by a high-ranking Party member for a special assignment: to infiltrate a group of environmental activists meeting to discuss the pollution levels in the country and how to prompt the government into action. Chen knows it will be a far from simple task, especially when he discovers the leader of the group is a woman from his past. Meanwhile, Yu is left to investigate a serial murder case alone Both Chen and Yu face pressure from those above to resolve the cases in a satisfactory way . . . even if that means innocents face the punishment.
Grief Counseling and Grief Therapy: A Handbook for the Mental Health Practitioner
by J. William WordenEncompassing new content on the treatment of grief, loss, and bereavement, the updated and revised fifth edition of this gold-standard grief therapy book continues to deliver the most up-to-date research and practical information for upper-level students and practitioners alike. It’s a must have for all mental health professionals. The fifth edition includes updates to the author’s Tasks and Mediators of Mourning, new case studies, and valuable Instructor Resources. The text highlights recent initiatives to extend care to the bereaved and fosters the knowledge and skills required for effective intervention and even preventative treatment. Also addressed in this bereavement counseling book is the impact of social media and online resources for “cyber mourning,” changes in the DSM-5 as they influence bereavement work, alternate models of mourning, and new findings on the varied qualities of grief. <P><P>The fifth edition continues to present a well-organized, concise format that is easy to read and provides critical information for master’s level health courses in grief counseling and grief therapy as well as for new and seasoned practitioners alike.
Clinical Laboratory Chemistry
by Robert SunheimerClinical Laboratory Chemistry is a part of Pearson’s Clinical Laboratory Science series of textbooks, which is designed to balance theory and application in an engaging and useful way. Highly readable, the book concentrates on clinically significant analyses students are likely to encounter in the lab. The combination of detailed technical information and real-life case studies helps learners envision themselves as members of the health care team, providing the laboratory services specific to chemistry that assist in patient care. The book’s fundamental approach and special features allow students to analyze and synthesize information, and better understand the ever-evolving nature of clinical chemistry. The Second Edition has been streamlined and updated to include four new chapters covering safety, pediatrics, geriatrics, and nutrition; real-life mini cases; new figures and photographs; updated sources and citations; and a complete teaching and learning package.
Friend of the Soul: A Benedictine Spirituality of Work
by Norvene VestIn this second book in her series on Benedictine spirituality, Norvene Vest brings the insights of Benedict’s Rule to the world of work. A gifted interpreter of Benedict’s wisdom, Vest examines with empathy and clarity the plight of men and women who wish for their work to be life-giving, service to others, and the place where they can experience the presence of God. Vest brings Benedict’s perspective to three areas of work discontent today: the stress of performance, overproduction, and acquisitiveness. To these she opposes three Benedictine principles: vocation, or being called to what we do; stewardship, or taking care of what we are given; and obedience, or serving one another. Her emphasis is on the words of Benedict’s primary text and its application for people today. Each chapter concludes with extensive spiritual exercises and food for thought.
Arcadia: A Play
by Tom StoppardThis play takes readers back and forth between the 19th and 20th centuries. Set in a large country house in Derbyshire, a cast of characters from each century play out their respective dramas.
Clay: The History and Evolution of Humankind's Relationship with Earth's Most Primal Element
by Suzanne StaubachThe clay beneath our feet is crucial to the computer and space industries, biotechnology, publishing, and a wide range of manufacturing processes. The potter's wheel was the very first machine. With the invention of pottery came cooking and storage vessels, ceramics, the discovery of alcoholic beverages, the oven, clay tablets for the first written communication, irrigation for agriculture, vast trade networks, plumbing, sanitation, and an incredibly durable building material. Much of the Great Wall of China was made of fired clay bricks-a material that can stand for centuries. Now, Suzanne Staubach presents a lively look at how civilization was built on clay-from the first spark plugs to modern semi-conductors, satellite communications to surgical equipment. Clay is a fascinating, colorful look at how, from the primordial ooze to modern miracles, this humblest of substances continues to shape our world in ways limited only by the human imagination.
Modern Latin America
by Thomas E. Skidmore Peter H. Smith James N. GreenNow thoroughly updated in its seventh edition, Modern Latin America is a lively interpretive history and the leading text in the field. Featuring vivid anecdotal illustrative boxes, the book uses case studies to discuss the major countries and themes of the region over the past 150 years. Modern Latin America, Seventh Edition, will continue to be an exceptional text for undergraduate courses on contemporary Latin American history, society, and politics. New to this Edition - Four entirely new chapters: - The central Andes, including Peru and--for the first time--Bolivia and Ecuador (chapter 6) - Venezuela (chapter 8) - Strategies for economic development (chapter 12) - Culture and society (chapter 14) - Two additional new chapters created by recombining previous ones: - The Greater Caribbean and Central America (chapter 4) - Political transitions in comparative perspective (chapter 13)
The Marriage of Figaro: In a New Translation and Adapation
by Pierre A. De BeaumarchaisSensual gaiety is at the heart of this comic masterpiece which continues the merry tale of the little barber of Seville, a clever common man whose wits overcome his superiors who would suppress him. In paring down the number of players, presenting the scenes more economically, and offering a translation that removes archaic phrasing, Mr. Sahlins delivers a script that can be comfortably staged by present-day theatres.